By Abdul Matin Sarfraz\u00a0 Local Journalism Initiative, Canada’s National Observer Ramon Kataquapit travelled hundreds of kilometres from North Bay to Kingston this weekend to join events opposing Bill 5 because he has seen what mining has done to his community. The youth leader from Attawapiskat First Nation says Ontario\u2019s Bill 5, which lets the Ford government fast-track development in the mineral-rich Ring of Fire, could bring the same kind of damage already felt in the James Bay lowlands. \u201cWe know the impacts of mining firsthand,\u201d Kataquapit said. \u201cWhen Doug Ford says First Nations will be well-compensated, we hear rhetoric not reality. We\u2019ve lived through broken agreements, polluted waters and compromised health. That\u2019s why I worry about what Bill 5 will mean for the next generations.\u201d Kataquapit is the founder of… <\/p>\n
By Abdul Matin Sarfraz\u00a0 Local Journalism Initiative, Canada’s National Observer Ramon Kataquapit travelled hundreds of kilometres from North Bay to Kingston this weekend to join events opposing Bill 5 because he has seen what mining has done to his community. The youth leader from Attawapiskat First Nation says Ontario\u2019s Bill 5, which lets the Ford government fast-track development in the mineral-rich Ring of Fire, could bring the same kind of damage already felt in the James Bay lowlands. \u201cWe know the impacts of mining firsthand,\u201d Kataquapit said. \u201cWhen Doug Ford says First Nations will be well-compensated, we hear rhetoric not reality. We\u2019ve lived through broken agreements, polluted waters and compromised health. That\u2019s why I worry about what Bill 5 will mean for the next generations.\u201d Kataquapit is the founder of... <\/p>\n